XP and XP East meet with Rav from ‘A little History of the Sikhs’

As part of our expedition Do your bit! students have been learning about the role of propaganda in WW1 and how people from across the British Empire answered the ‘call to arms’. We welcomed Rav Singh, the founder of ‘A little History of the Sikhs’, to XP. Rav spoke us about the role of Sikhi soldiers in WW1, how soldiers carried out their beliefs and practices on the battlefield and helped us to understand the experience of Sikhi soldiers. https://alittlehistoryofthesikhs.org/

As we work towards answering our HUMAN expedition exploring the guiding question: ‘Why do we need to honour all those who made sacrifices during WWI?’

A big thank you to Rav for taking time to speak to us.

X26 history fieldwork reminder

On Tuesday 20th February  2024, X26 Skipper and X26 Admiral will be attending fieldwork to Wabtec as part of their current History GCSE unit: ‘History Around Us’  site study of the Doncaster Plant Works (now Wabtec) which is situated in Hexthorpe. Students will be transported to the site via coach. Students will not require a packed lunch as they will be back at school for lunch.

Skipper will be visiting the site in the morning and Admiral in the afternoon. 

Skipper will be visiting the site in the morning and Admiral in the afternoon. 

Timings: 

Morning visit: 9:00am – 11:30am

Afternoon visit: 1:00pm – 3:15pm 

Students will need the following equipment: pen, pencil and water bottle 

If you have any questions about this fieldwork, please contact your child’s crew leader or Mrs Hannam ([email protected]

South Yorkshire Cross Country

It was a pleasure to go and watch one of our XP students compete in the South Yorkshire Cross Country event on Saturday at Penistone Show Ground. It was cold and windy day but that did not stop their resilience and determination during the race.

Huge well done from all the staff at XP Doncaster.

E29 Explorer Demonstrating their understanding of Macbeth!

In class today E29 Explorer got to grips with the plot of Act 2, Scene 2 Macbeth. Working hard and pairing up to deepen their understanding of the shift in power between Lady Macbeth and Macbeth! It was lovely to see everyone getting involved and fully immersing themselves in the play!
Two groups performed and modelled exceptional acting for the rest of the class! Well done all involved! Miss Wilkinson

Superstar Crew O’Grady

Huge well done to Crew O’Grady for their efforts during the crew drop down week. Crew were developing their teamwork, leadership and communication along with building relationships with their groups.

Huge shout out to our student of week who showed amazing leadership qualities and teamwork skills throughout the week. What an awesome member of crew.

Crew RPU and CBU Getting Smart

This morning Crew RPU and CBU have been working really hard in academic crew. They worked together supporting each other with their Sparx Maths. We were really impressed with how they worked answers out together and showed great compassion to each other.

Well done Crew- keep up the good work!!

Mrs Pulham and Mrs Burnitt